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Chaplin vs Killingly vs Quinebaug vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingly has the most expensive homes ($289k median).
Quinebaug has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Chaplin | Killingly | Quinebaug | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,070 |
17,867Highest |
1,193Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Quinebaug and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
— | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524Highest 32% below CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$3,703 44% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
26 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #136 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Killingly High School | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
11.1Highest |
— | 8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.